Jordan,
We will be neighbors! We are in the process of moving to a new homestead north of Gulfport. We are newbies and have a few dozen acres of failed housing development in the woods. We'd love to meet up with a like-minded person and you, of course, are always welcome to come get your hands dirty building hugels, planting trees, or whathaveyou. I must warn you that we are having a baby human in November and will probably be OOP for your first few weeks on the Coast.